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Representatives from the offices of Michigan legislators and former Traverse City’s Mayor Richard Lewis attended with proclamations for this special day when a plaque was laid in honor of Elida Winslow Lind, the actual daughter of a Revolutionary War Patriot for whom the local DAR chapter...

Daughters of Revolution active in communities

An independent United States would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the colonists who had the courage to stand up for what they considered natural rights. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are descendants of the people who fought for independence from the British empire, and who seek to honor their legacy through education and support for their communities. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Flagraising ceremony Thursday

Flagraising ceremony Thursday

Join community members of all ages in celebrating the founding of our nation in a joyous and patriotic ceremony July 4. The Glen Lake Woman’s Club will host the traditional raising of the flag at 10 a.m. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Several women veterans from Leelanau County were honored to be on the all-women Honor Flight to Washington D.C. earlier this month. Pictured: Justina Hlvaka (middle, green sunglasses), Leanne Woods (direcetly in front of Hlavka, Page Sikes (right of Hlvaka), Linda Woods (in front of Sikes)...

Leelanau female veterans participate in Honor Flight

Six local Leelanau County women graced the first-of-akind all-women honor flight from Flint to Washington D.C. on June 12. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Food security topic of Summinars in July

Food security topic of Summinars in July

The Leland Township Library is hosting a special two-part series to address food access challenges in the community, as part of the Leland Library Summinars. These events will explore local efforts that are being made to ensure everyone has reliable access to healthy, nutritious meals. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Jenny Puvogel is the new owner of the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor as of April 1. Courtesy photo

Jenny Puvogel’s love for books expands into her work, life

Maple City resident Jenny Puvogel, a longtime employee at the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor, is now the new owner of the charming small business as of April 1. Since taking the reins, Puvogel has had help with learning how to manage the bookstore from her good friend and former shop owner, Sue Boucher. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department salute the flag at last year’s flagraising ceremony organized by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club. Photo courtesy of Grace Dickinson Johnson

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department

Members of the Glen Lake Fire Department salute the flag at last year’s flagraising ceremony organized by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club. 07/02/2024 05:21 PM

Meg Paxton shows off her original Petoskey Stone Dog Collars at The Blue Maple Corner in Maple City. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

Paxton: Stitching dreams together

The former Gabe’s Country Market building in Maple City has new life. Leelanau County resident and local business entrepreneur Meg Paxton has rehabbed the desolate building over the past four years into a retail space called The Blue Maple Corner to show her creations . 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Ana Spencer (left) and Julie Stevens (right) are bringing back their pop-up shop again this summer called “Slip Stitch — A Celebration of Friends” at the Art Shanty in Fishtown. Spencer is a teaching artist based in Chicago and produces decorative and colorful pottery work, and Stevens cre...

Fishtown’s Art Shanty pop-ups

A hidden gem in Leland serves as a haven for art lovers every summer, featuring work from a variety of new and local artists that reserve their spot year after year. Fishtown’s Art Shanty, which is a pop-up space located in the addition off the lower level of the historic Ice House, is a place where artists, craftsmen and makers get to be a part of the Fishtown community for a week at a time from May 28 – Oct 14. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Greg Julian loves living in Leelanau and gave up the business world to work as a carpenter. Courtesy photo

Julian exchanges spreadsheet for hammer

Kasson Township’s Greg Julian spent his first 20 years of professional life in marketing and finance out west in Denver, Colorado, and across Michigan before falling in love with carpentry. Julian and his family have been visiting the peninsula for the past 40 years. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Thoreson Farm: hub for makers

Thoreson Farm: hub for makers

The Glen Arbor Art Center’s (GAAC) main location is in the township, but they also host classes out of the old Thoreson Farm on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. GAAC volunteers rehabilitated the 19th century farm buildings into a classroom and studio space. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Artist Rik Yannott is pictured next to two of his paintings at his studio in Peshawbestown, both of which are inspired by nature and hisAnishinaabek heritage. The top painting, which features images of an eagle, the moon, and a traditional sweat lodge is on canvas, while the bottom paintin...

Indigenous artist Rik Yannott inspired by nature and heritage

Living near the lake is essential for Indigenous artist Rik Yannott, whose work often features a body of water. Yannott, 51, lives in Peshawbestown with Lake Michigan not far from home. Since he was in the seventh grade and started drawing, Yannott has taken inspiration from nature and his Anishinaabek heritage. Like in Anishinaabe teachings, water is sacred and gives life, and Yannott said it helps keep him connected with mother earth. His artwork isn’t just a form of creative expression, but is part of a healing process in life that he cherishes. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

Don Allington of Master Craft Tool & Extrusion says their list of customers includes some of the largest producers of aluminum in the world. Enterprise photo by Zachary Marano

Master Craft creates extrusion die and tools

Master Craft Extrusion Tools on 771 Mill St. in Northport, owned by Don Allington, has a unique specialty: tools and dies for aluminum and brass extrusion. In laymen’s terms, they create machines that compress these metals into various shapes, including pipes, mandrels, and other tools. 06/26/2024 04:30 PM

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